Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 23.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 23.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010.
The figure is down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Lesotho peaked at 36.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 117th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8% | — |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | +222.0% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +108.4% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | +46.3% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +42.4% |
| 1990 | 18.0% | +28.8% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | +33.4% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 9.8% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 30.2% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Lesotho was 23.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)